Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 295A in BNS
Deliberate acts to outrage religious feelings. Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Deliberate acts to outrage religious feelings) corresponds to Section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Culpable homicide is defined under:
Answer & explanation
Section 100 BNS
BNS Section 100 corresponds to IPC Section 299. Culpable homicide is the genus and murder the species: all murder is culpable homicide, but not all culpable homicide is murder.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 293 | Sale of obscene objects to young person | 295 |
| 294 | Obscene acts and songs | 296 |
| 295 | Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion | 298 |
| 296 | Disturbing religious assembly | 300 |
| 297 | Trespassing on burial places | 301 |
| 298 | Uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings | 302 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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